Thompson St. Opera Co. Presents: Redención & The Boy Who Wanted to be a Robot

Join Thompson Street Opera Company for our fall double bill: Redención, by and The Boy Who Wanted to be a Robot. Contemporary opera in an intimate setting.

Thompson Street Opera Company’s fall double bill tells two stories of self-actualization and reclaiming identity. REDENCIÓN follows the written correspondence between a man in prison for murder and an anonymous penpal, who eventually reveals herself as the mother of the woman he killed. Their mutual vulnerability with each other presents a unique opportunity for answers, redemption, and peace. This work will be sung in Spanish with projected English supertitles. THE BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A ROBOT takes place in a future when humans can no longer procreate. In a last-ditch effort, robots create a boy named Orgo to continue the human race. However, the boy wants to be a robot, like his friends. The robot king brings in a woman named Sally to teach the boy to be human, but Orgo resists. Where can he find his place when he fits in neither human nor robot society?

RECENCIÓN
music by Johanny Navarro
libretto by José Félix Gómez Aponte
Directed by Ross Matsuda
Conducted by Gregory Tufts
Agnes: Alejandra Villarreal Martinez, Hillary Esqueda (cover)
Léon: Anthony Jones, Charles Butler (cover)
THE BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A ROBOT
music by Pedro Finasterra
libretto by Edward Einhorn
Directed by Paige Dirkes-Jacks
Conducted by Gregory Tufts
Orgo: Ash Hurtado, Scott Rogers (cover)
Calco: Ariel Downs, Sally Olson (cover)
Cleano: Brian Pember
Kingo: Ian Murrell, Charles Butler (cover)
Sally: Hailey Cohen, Lauren Ingebrigtsen (cover)

Thursday, 11/17 is the cover performance; all other performances will feature the principal cast.
Get your tickets to this exciting double bill soon; seating is very limited!